ZBRush 4R4 Released!
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Wow, I didn't expect this today. 
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?170100-ZBrush-4R4-Are-YOU-ready
http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/ZBrush4R4/
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?170100-ZBrush-4R4-Are-YOU-ready
http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/ZBrush4R4/
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okay holy shit, do want.
Really want to play with those topo tools, thanks for the heads up!
Curious if there's ever going to be a x64 bit version... :P
Also, it seems like most of the Misc. Updates would have been much better off being shown as a video.
Fingers crossed - No major bugs this time around, and 64bit in the next release! They promised it in V5, bring it out already damnit! :P
You can set ZBrush to try and create a recovery file should it crash out. Its worked for me the last few times.
"Preferences/Performance/Auto File Recovery"
If ZB has an error and decide's to shut itself off, then it'll usually make a back-up/recovery file, but if it's a hard crash/freeze your outta luck. that's been my experience anyway.
Good bye 3d coat!!
i simply love these guys, mad props for the people putting this together, upgrading it's pack with usefullnes everytime again.
ged, hopefully yes, i think it's what makes zbrsuh so powerfull, its straightforward and easy to do actions.
def digging deeper into this when i get home, perfect timing for what i need
So with Qremesher I'm guessing the workflow is essentially getting your intial sculpt to a good stage and masking off areas of high density, hitting QRemesher and then using project all on the new topology? Looks pretty sick
I dont have to spend 4 hours just retopoing hands anymore!!! O' Pixologic why didnt you think of this before?..:(
The QRemesher & Mesh Fusion is gonna revolutionize 3d modelling for Everz! 0_o Epic Nosebleed time rite naow. Its like topogun but actually works :P
Qremesher seems very slow also
more investigation required i think
http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/lesson/insert-mesh/#insert-mesh-replacement-creature-part-4-of-4
I didn't try the retopo brush. but qremesher really impressed me, I wasn't convinced by autretopology in 3dcoat but qremesher output pretty clean results with minimum efforts, it's a bit slow but honestly with a few guides here and here the models are completely usable.
Also, there's a Qremesher video
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@jramauri : I'm speaking for myself but the dynamesh feature completely changed my workflow.
Mine too, I use to spend far too much time making sure my base mesh would subdivide properly is zbrush. Now I bring the ugliest crap imaginable over as a base mesh and just use dynamesh.
Then we get to the topology brush which is possibly the worst thing I've ever seen in a 3d modeling app, it's really that bad. Why don't they just copy topogun and put there own spin on it. Also what was it the original version 4 they started that transparency crap when retopoing that made it impossible in some situations, and had no purpose...and you couldn't turn it off.
I don't get it brilliant sculpting tools with the absolute worst topology tools in the industry. I guess at least a 3rd party has come along to make an awesome autoretopo, so that's something, but god help us when we have to edit it further.
Well, Dynamesh was THE reason that I migrated from Mudbox to Zbrush. That alone was more than enough for me to tackle the seemingly unintuitive interface at first.
Yes, I'm an artist
This guy used to sculpt this way much before dynamesh was released. In fact, I suspect that Pixologic developed the tool inspired by his method.
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?95421-My-speed-modeling-Sketchbook
well said, and some other things ...
why would that bother anyone? Just click the lightbox button, or use it to open your model/project like everyone else. That's the last thing I'd be worried about, and I don't see how it's a bug in any sense.
still love zbrush but you have to moan about some of the features
See you in ver. 5
You have the option of disabling it, but it doesn't work, you have to manually setup a script so that it closes the box after it pops up, which means the option is there, just they didn't bother patching it.
It also doesn't allow you to setup custom paths, or history, which stuff like Max, Maya, XSI, Coat etc allow you to do, meaning you need to manually travel there.
All in all, Box is good for Alpha's, Textures, Brushes, etc but when it comes to managing your folders and projects, especially stuff like on your portable SSD drives, it gets to each flat muffins, meaning it's much easier to open your Folder you have your stuff in and File > Load Project from there.
You know, stuff which isn't in ZB's folders? I mean who leaves their project in a ZB folder? That's suicide! Especially if an update wipes them away.
It's not exactly the most critical thing in the world, but why not put up the script in their Repository Technical Section like they did for the UI patch, it beyond me.
Go Preferences then scroll down to Lightbox and then disable the Open At launch button, Go back up to Config, and click Store Config.
Edit: My bad it is a bug.
ask him what he thinks about dynamesh. I thought the same way as yoz before i used it "its already there, what do i need it for?" but in fact it changed my workflow entirely its so easy to use and incredibly fast compared to the remeshing workflow. Heck remeshing took so long he barely uses it on his sculpt, like 2 times maybe 3? Iused it but rarely as it took ages. these days for organic sculpting i rarely use any basemeshes at all. I do that woth dynamesh and lateron for better polydistribution with a super quick retopo (5minutes per tool maybe) once the shape is there. I never thought i would use remeshing for my professional work, now i use it daily for almost anything.